Press: Hoge Venture

For 25 years, as he rose through the ranks of the Chicago Sun-Times from
police reporter to editor and then publisher, James Hoge regarded the
city's Tribune as the enemy camp in a chivalrous newspaper war. Hoge,
48, sought to increase his stake in the rivalry last year when the
Sun-Times (circ. 639,000) was offered for sale, and he led an investor
group that bid $63 million. The price was topped, however, by
Australian Press Lord Rupert Murdoch, and a disheartened Hoge quit the
paper in January. Last week he crossed his former battle lines: in
April...